{"id":468,"date":"2015-09-23T14:10:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/astronomy\/?p=468"},"modified":"2015-09-25T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:44:42","slug":"total-lunar-eclipse-sept-2728","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/astronomy\/2015\/09\/23\/total-lunar-eclipse-sept-2728\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Lunar Eclipse Sept. 27\/28"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the late hours of September 27 and the early hours of September 28, there will be a total eclipse of the Moon. Such an eclipse occurs when the Moon moves directly into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow<\/a>, called the umbra.<\/p>\n

You don’t need any special equipment to enjoy a lunar eclipse – just your own eyes will do. If you have some binoculars, then get them out to check out the Moon’s surface features under some of the different lighting conditions.<\/p>\n

The image below shows the general stages of the eclipse and there’s also an animation of the Moon’s appearance from Charlottetown<\/a>. You won’t really notice much happening with the Moon until the partial eclipse starts at 10:07 pm ADT. Then it will appear like a larger and larger bite is being taken out of the Moon. The Moon’s colour will shift to red by the time the total eclipse begins at 11:11 pm ADT. This stage is sometimes referred to as a “blood moon” due to the red colour. \"Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Times for the different stages of the total lunar eclipse (note times are in EDT so add on one hour for ADT)<\/p>\n

The total eclipse phase lasts until 12:23 am ADT, over an hour after it started. So that leaves plenty of time to have a look at the red Moon and take some photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There won’t be another total lunar eclipse visible from Charlottetown until 2019, so if the weather permits, it’s worth making a point of seeing this one.<\/p>\n

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